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and finally today, steve bannon. >> and cecilia vega joins us from new jersey tonight. in a sign of how quickly power shifts, the president met at camp david on the future of our troops in afghanistan. tonight, you've learned that bannon is back at his old job? >> reporter: right back there at breitbart. today, he chaired the editorial meeting there, taking the tl of executive chairman. he told bloomberg he plans to wage war on behalf of president trump. >> cecilia vega, thank you. >>> next tonight, the deadly terror attacks. after barcelona and the white van plowing through the crowd, another attack. and a hero policewoman, reportedly killing 4 out of 5 attackers on her own. tonight, we're learning about the american husband and father of three back in barcelona who was killed. james longman from spain again tonight. >> reporter: overnight, the second horrific scene of terror. another car barreling into a crowd in the seaside town of cambril, spain, killing one and injuring six. this video capturing the tense moments as officers engage one attacker armed with a knife.
and finally today, steve bannon. >> and cecilia vega joins us from new jersey tonight. in a sign of how quickly power shifts, the president met at camp david on the future of our troops in afghanistan. tonight, you've learned that bannon is back at his old job? >> reporter: right back there at breitbart. today, he chaired the editorial meeting there, taking the tl of executive chairman. he told bloomberg he plans to wage war on behalf of president trump. >> cecilia vega, thank...
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abc's senior white house correspondent, cecilia vega, leading us off. >> reporter: tonight, a new threat from north korea coming in, saying they will be ready to guam by mid august. this comes as president trump's shots fired at pyongyang sent shock waves around the world. but abc news has learned that threat caught some in the president's own inner circle by surprise. the president, in that statement, using language not vetted or pre-approved by his national security team. >> north korea best not make any more threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. >> reporter: sources close to the president say behind closed doors with top aides -- including new chief of staff general john kelly -- he had discussed taking a tougher tone on pyongyang. but even members of his own national security team had no idea the president would go this far. >> he has been very threatening beyond a normal statement and as i said, they will be met with likes of which this world has never seen before. thank you. >> reporter: within a few hours, north korea resp
abc's senior white house correspondent, cecilia vega, leading us off. >> reporter: tonight, a new threat from north korea coming in, saying they will be ready to guam by mid august. this comes as president trump's shots fired at pyongyang sent shock waves around the world. but abc news has learned that threat caught some in the president's own inner circle by surprise. the president, in that statement, using language not vetted or pre-approved by his national security team. >> north...
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>> and cecilia vega with us live tonight from bedminster, amid all these escalating war of words with north korea, and the president also weighed in with something else about nuclear weapons today. >> reporter: yeah, david. late today he was asked about his priorities in terms of nuclear weapons and he said, quote, i would like to denuke the world in that nuclear weapons are our greatest threat worldwide. he also said among the first order of business that he gave his generals was to make america's nuclear arsenal, quote, the big skpgest and the finest in the world. >> cecilia vega, thank you. >>> you heard cecilia report on the specific threat north korea has now made to strike near guam in the middle of this month. the homeland security chief for guam saying they would have 14 minutes of warning before missiles would land. abc's jim avila is in seoul for us tonight. >> reporter: all eyes on guam tonight, the closest and most vulnerable to attack u.s. territory. and now after that highly specific threat, the north koreans claiming in days they'll have a plan to launch four missiles i
>> and cecilia vega with us live tonight from bedminster, amid all these escalating war of words with north korea, and the president also weighed in with something else about nuclear weapons today. >> reporter: yeah, david. late today he was asked about his priorities in terms of nuclear weapons and he said, quote, i would like to denuke the world in that nuclear weapons are our greatest threat worldwide. he also said among the first order of business that he gave his generals was...
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abc's cecilia vega is in rockport tonight. >> reporter: president trump and the first lady arriving in corpus christie today. inside a local fire house, a sit down with state officials and the head of fema. >> it's a real team, and we want to do it better than ever before. we want to be looked at in five years, in ten years from now as, this is the way to do it. >> reporter: the president offering high praise for the officials in the room, but with this caveat. >> we won't say congratulations. we don't want to do that. we don't want to congratulate. we'll congratulate each other when it's all finished. >> reporter: his presidential motorcade driving through streets that did not suffer severe damage. the white house says they did not want to disrupt rescue and recovery efforts. outside the firehouse, the president greeted by hundreds of cheering supporters. [ chanting "usa" ] then a presidential pep talk. >> i want to thank you for coming out. we're going to get you back and operating immediately. thank you, everybody. what a crowd what a turnout the catastrophe still unfolding. >> repo
abc's cecilia vega is in rockport tonight. >> reporter: president trump and the first lady arriving in corpus christie today. inside a local fire house, a sit down with state officials and the head of fema. >> it's a real team, and we want to do it better than ever before. we want to be looked at in five years, in ten years from now as, this is the way to do it. >> reporter: the president offering high praise for the officials in the room, but with this caveat. >> we...
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they have been condemned. >> and cecilia vega with us live from the white house. early in the day, when the president still had not called out these groups by name, a member resigned, there was >> reporter: the president responded to the resignation, took to twitter to say, he will have more time to lower ripoff drug prices. and he's tweeted right now, blasting merck for high drug prices. >> thank you. >>> we're also learning more about the alleged driver, making his first court appearance today. we'll hear from those who know him, including his own mother. here's pierre thomas tonight. >> you will not replace us! >> reporter: the chilling images. >> blood and soil! >> reporter: the next morning, they gather former kkk leader david duke among them. >> we're determined to take our country back, fulfill the promises of donald trump. >> reporter: james field jr., seen among the white supremacists, chanting for white power. shortly before authorities believe he drove into this crowd, killing one. back home, his mother saying she didn't know who would be at the rally.
they have been condemned. >> and cecilia vega with us live from the white house. early in the day, when the president still had not called out these groups by name, a member resigned, there was >> reporter: the president responded to the resignation, took to twitter to say, he will have more time to lower ripoff drug prices. and he's tweeted right now, blasting merck for high drug prices. >> thank you. >>> we're also learning more about the alleged driver, making his...
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abc's senior white house correspondent, cecilia vega, tonight. >> reporter: president trump, so often criticized for being too soft on the kremlin, today reluctantly signed into law tough new sanctions on russia. but for someone who seems to so enjoy a signing ceremony, the white house kept this one behind closed doors away from the cameras. president calling the legislation "seriously flawed." and when we asked him about it -- >> reporter: mr. president why are the russian sanctions seriously flawed? no comment. congress had boxed the president into a corner, the bill passed by an overwhelming veto-proof majority, and it limits the president's ability to lift those sanctions. the president said he signed it "for the sake of national unity," but in written statements, he slammed lawmaker a number of clearly unconstitutional provisions." adding, "i built a truly great company worth many billions of dollars, as president, i can make far better deals with foreign countries than congress." senator john mccain from arizona where he is undergoing cancer treatment saying, i hope the presiden
abc's senior white house correspondent, cecilia vega, tonight. >> reporter: president trump, so often criticized for being too soft on the kremlin, today reluctantly signed into law tough new sanctions on russia. but for someone who seems to so enjoy a signing ceremony, the white house kept this one behind closed doors away from the cameras. president calling the legislation "seriously flawed." and when we asked him about it -- >> reporter: mr. president why are the...
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this is ridiculous." >> cecilia vega with us. congress making sure the president can't make any appointments during the recess? >> reporter: yes, after the president lashed out at jeff sessions, thinking they will be able to block him from firing him douring the break. but right now, job is safe. >>> and martin shkreli, found guilty. still tonight, he and his legal team are celebrating the verdict, calling it a witch hunt and his lawyer smiling, predicting one day he would develop a cure for children. here's linsey davis. >> reporter: the so-called bad boy of pharmaceuticals, martin shkreli found guilty of securities fraud today and still defiant. >> this was a witch hunt of epic proportions and they found one or two broomsticks but at the end of the day we've been acquitted of the most important charges. >> we're gratified of the jury's verdict. justice has been served. >> reporter: in outspoken, he live streamed after the verdict. he has always been quick to write off his critics. one of the headlines, saying you were the most
this is ridiculous." >> cecilia vega with us. congress making sure the president can't make any appointments during the recess? >> reporter: yes, after the president lashed out at jeff sessions, thinking they will be able to block him from firing him douring the break. but right now, job is safe. >>> and martin shkreli, found guilty. still tonight, he and his legal team are celebrating the verdict, calling it a witch hunt and his lawyer smiling, predicting one day he...
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cecilia vega, abc news, washington. >>> speaking of australia two men there have been charged with an isis directed terror plot to bring down an airliner. they tried to smuggle a device into a flight july 15th on. tihad. they were unable to get it through on check-in because it was too heavy. the men were arrested along with two others in raids across sydney. >>> back in the u.s. severe storms northeast right now dumped heavy rain and hail across chicago and forced the early closure and evacuation of the first night of the lollapalooza music performance. the rain, you saw there, had people leaving grant park and leaving a sea of people on the city's michigan avenue. now for a closer look at your weather. >>> severe storms also slammed phoenix, arizona, with monsoon rain, strong winds and triggering flash floods across the city. the storms knocked out power to at least 23,000 customers and delayed flights into and out of phoenix's sky harbor airport. and as the pacific northwest sweats through for day of historic heat wave, a bit of relief on the way but still temperatures over the nex
cecilia vega, abc news, washington. >>> speaking of australia two men there have been charged with an isis directed terror plot to bring down an airliner. they tried to smuggle a device into a flight july 15th on. tihad. they were unable to get it through on check-in because it was too heavy. the men were arrested along with two others in raids across sydney. >>> back in the u.s. severe storms northeast right now dumped heavy rain and hail across chicago and forced the early...
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abc's senior white house correspondent, cecilia vega, leading us off. >> reporter: at the american legion today, president trump calling on the nation to come together. >> it is time to heal the wounds that divide us and to seek a new unity based on the common values that unite us. >> reporter: it came just hours after his own divisive rhetoric in phoenix. for 75 fiery minutes, he unloaded. defending his response to charlottesville, pulling from his pocket the statements he made in the wake of the violence. >> i hit them with neo-nazi. i hit them with everything. i got the white supremacists, the neo-nazi. i got them all in there. let's see. kkk, we have kkk. i got them all. so they're having a hard time. so what did they say, right? it should have been sooner. he's a racist. >> reporter: but the president never mentioned his most controversial line of all. the moment he blamed both sides and praised some of the people who marched with torches. >> you had some very bad people in that group. but you also had people that were very fine people on both sides. >> reporter: but in phoenix, he u
abc's senior white house correspondent, cecilia vega, leading us off. >> reporter: at the american legion today, president trump calling on the nation to come together. >> it is time to heal the wounds that divide us and to seek a new unity based on the common values that unite us. >> reporter: it came just hours after his own divisive rhetoric in phoenix. for 75 fiery minutes, he unloaded. defending his response to charlottesville, pulling from his pocket the statements he...
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here's abc's senior white house correspondent, cecilia vega. >> reporter: tonight, classified documents reveal the true nature of president trump's phone calls with world leaders in the days after his swearing in. "the washington post" published leaked transcripts of two contentious conversations. the first with mexican president enrique pena nieto, all about that wall. >> who's gonna pay for the wall? that wall will go up so fast your head will spin, we are building the wall. don't worry. [ cheering ] >> reporter: but on the phone, the mexican president is firm, calling the idea that mexico will pay "completely unacceptable." president trump responds, "the fact is we are both in a little bit of a political bind, because i have to have mexico pay for the wall. i have to. i have been talking about it for a two-year period." he tells pena-nieto the funding will "work out in the formula somehow," adding, "it will come out in the wash and that is okay." in fact, the president was already publically laying the groundwork for the u.s. to pick up the initial tab. >> are you going to direct u.s
here's abc's senior white house correspondent, cecilia vega. >> reporter: tonight, classified documents reveal the true nature of president trump's phone calls with world leaders in the days after his swearing in. "the washington post" published leaked transcripts of two contentious conversations. the first with mexican president enrique pena nieto, all about that wall. >> who's gonna pay for the wall? that wall will go up so fast your head will spin, we are building the...
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abc's chief white house correspondent, cecilia vega, leading us off. >> reporter: tonight, an admission from the white house -- president trump himself helped craft his son's first statement about that infamous trump tower meet statement that ultimately proved to be misleading. don junior initially claimed he and the russian lawyer "primarily discussed a program about the adoption of russian children" and that "it was not a campaign issue." but the story did not hold up. days later, e-mails revealed don junior agreed to meet the russians because he had been promised dirt on hillary clinton by the russian government. the president's legal team went on the offensive, saying he had nothing to do with don junior's original statement. >> the president was not -- did not draft the response. i do want to be clear that the president was not involved in the drafting of the statement and did not issue the statement. it came from donald trump jr. the statement that was released on saturday was released by donald trump jr., and i'm sure in consultation with his lawyers. the president doesn't involv
abc's chief white house correspondent, cecilia vega, leading us off. >> reporter: tonight, an admission from the white house -- president trump himself helped craft his son's first statement about that infamous trump tower meet statement that ultimately proved to be misleading. don junior initially claimed he and the russian lawyer "primarily discussed a program about the adoption of russian children" and that "it was not a campaign issue." but the story did not hold...
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abc's senior white house correspondent, cecilia vega, is in ft. myer in virginia tonight. >> reporter: tonight, president trump hoping to turn the page after one of the worst weeks of his presidency. in a primetime address to the nation, the president is expected to announce his decision to send more troops to afghanistan, following the advice of his generals who argue, the only way to ultimately beat back t boots on the ground. >> it's a very big decision for me. i took over a mess, and we're going to make it a lot less messy. >> reporter: the move would mark a major reversal for mr. trump. here he was in 2012 -- >> afghanistan is a total and complete disaster. what are we doing? let's get with it. get out of afghanistan. >> reporter: the following year tweeting -- "we have wasted an enormous amount of blood and treasure in afghanistan. their government has zero appreciation. let's get out! and as a candidate, he kept it up. >> the people opposing us are the same people who we've -- and think of this, who've wasted $6 trillion on wars in the midd
abc's senior white house correspondent, cecilia vega, is in ft. myer in virginia tonight. >> reporter: tonight, president trump hoping to turn the page after one of the worst weeks of his presidency. in a primetime address to the nation, the president is expected to announce his decision to send more troops to afghanistan, following the advice of his generals who argue, the only way to ultimately beat back t boots on the ground. >> it's a very big decision for me. i took over a...
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our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega is with the president. she's in new jersey this morning. cecilia, good morning again. >> reporter: david, good morning to you. the president says that the united states is ready to help spain in any way possible. but there is new fallout after controversial comments about charlottesville. stunning comments from the mother of heather heyer, the young woman who was killed marching in the charlottesville just a few minutes ago. she told robin that after she heard what the president had to say during that press conference this week, she no longer wants to speak to the president even though he had said that he wanted to speak to her family. >> i'm not talking to the president now. i'm sorry. after what he said about my child and it's not that i saw somebody else's tweets about him, i saw an actual clip of him at a press conference equating the protesters like ms. heyer with the kkk and the white supremacists. >> reporter: this controversy is just not going away for this president. he is also facing even more bac
our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega is with the president. she's in new jersey this morning. cecilia, good morning again. >> reporter: david, good morning to you. the president says that the united states is ready to help spain in any way possible. but there is new fallout after controversial comments about charlottesville. stunning comments from the mother of heather heyer, the young woman who was killed marching in the charlottesville just a few minutes ago. she told robin...
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. >> our cecilia vega there grilling sanders. the political tone to the boy scouts had angered so many people that scout leadership issued an apology. >>> now, the president is also disputing a report that he called the white house a dump. he reportedly made the remark to members at his new jersey golf course to explain why he spends so many weekends at his own properties. the president issued a denial late last night tweeting i love the white house, one of the most beautiful buildings, homes i have ever seen. but fake news said i called it a dump. totally reluctantly signed off on new sanctions against russia calling the bill seriously flawed. the president approved the legislation behind closed doors but said those words saying that the bill encroaches on the executive branch's authority to negotiate. democrats and republicans overwhelmingly passed the bill for punishing russia for interfering in the election and it prevents the president from lifting the sanctions without consent from congress. >>> well, the president is repor
. >> our cecilia vega there grilling sanders. the political tone to the boy scouts had angered so many people that scout leadership issued an apology. >>> now, the president is also disputing a report that he called the white house a dump. he reportedly made the remark to members at his new jersey golf course to explain why he spends so many weekends at his own properties. the president issued a denial late last night tweeting i love the white house, one of the most beautiful...
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i'm cecilia vega here in new york. good night. hello! hey, jim thornton. he's quite a guy, isn't he? [ chuckles ] hi, everyone. thank you. and you're quite a gal. hi. there they are, scrambling frantically for those playoff devices as we get ready for our first "toss up" of the night. it's "food & drink." it's worth $1,000, and vanna has the power to start things now. ♪
i'm cecilia vega here in new york. good night. hello! hey, jim thornton. he's quite a guy, isn't he? [ chuckles ] hi, everyone. thank you. and you're quite a gal. hi. there they are, scrambling frantically for those playoff devices as we get ready for our first "toss up" of the night. it's "food & drink." it's worth $1,000, and vanna has the power to start things now. ♪
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that is meeting fierce resistance and cecilia vega has the details. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: hi, george. there has been fierce pushback immediately from the aisle in congress. this is what this plan would do. it gives admission preference to english speaking immigrants and skilled workers coming into the country. the white house says this is president trump making good on a campaign promise but, george, critics are not backing down on this one, even the u.s. chamber of commerce says cutting legal immigration by half would seriously damage the economy and hurt american jobs. now, the president's senior policy adviser stephen miller was in the briefing room. i was in there for that. there were some serious fireworks about this proposal. take a watch. >> the statue of liberty says give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. it doesn't say anything about speaking english or being able to be a computer programmer. >> i don't want to get off into a whole thing about history here, but the statue of liberty is a sym
that is meeting fierce resistance and cecilia vega has the details. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: hi, george. there has been fierce pushback immediately from the aisle in congress. this is what this plan would do. it gives admission preference to english speaking immigrants and skilled workers coming into the country. the white house says this is president trump making good on a campaign promise but, george, critics are not backing down on this one, even the u.s. chamber of commerce...
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cecilia vega has the new details. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: hi, good morning to you. the level of the president's involvement in that statement about the trump tower meeting was not known until now. the statement dictated by the president ultimately was found to be misleading. it said that the meeting was about russian adoptions, not about the campaign but we later learned that donald trump jr. took that meeting after being promised dirt on hillary clinton. now, "the washington post" says that some in the president's circle wanted that statement to be truthful but that the president ignored that. his lawyers are now calling this report inaccurate but you know, this bombshell is not the only one here this morning. of course, this falls on the heels of communications director anthony scaramucci's ouster after just 11 days on the job. his departure abrupt came right after the new chief of staff john george, we are hearing that the president was not at all happy, especially about anthony scaramucci's interview he gave to "the new yorker." you will remember that that inter
cecilia vega has the new details. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: hi, good morning to you. the level of the president's involvement in that statement about the trump tower meeting was not known until now. the statement dictated by the president ultimately was found to be misleading. it said that the meeting was about russian adoptions, not about the campaign but we later learned that donald trump jr. took that meeting after being promised dirt on hillary clinton. now, "the...
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our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega was there for all of it. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. this wasn't just defiance from president trump, this was an all-out assault. he is blames the media for the fallout he faced after his comments on charlottesville. 15,000 supporters here in the president reread many of the responses he made following that violence in virginia. >> the first one, i did this three times. we have to come together as americans with love for the nation. so in my second statement i got really specific and they said, why did he do it faster? they said everything. i hit them with neo-nazi. i hit them with everything. i got the white supremacists, the neo-nazi, i got them all in there. let's see. yeah, kkk. we have kkk. i got them all. >> reporter: but he did not repeat perhaps the most controversial comment when he said there were fine people on both sides. he did sugge pardon to come for arizona's controversial former sheriff joe arpaio who was convicted of ignoring a court order to stop traffic
our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega was there for all of it. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. this wasn't just defiance from president trump, this was an all-out assault. he is blames the media for the fallout he faced after his comments on charlottesville. 15,000 supporters here in the president reread many of the responses he made following that violence in virginia. >> the first one, i did this three times. we have to come together as...
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a whole lot there and cecilia vega on hand for all of it. good morning, cecilia. >> hi, george, good morning to you. this was really something. we haven't seen the president like this since february, his last press conference. this wasn't a full press conference, a limited number of white house press corps was there. but the president took question after question despite his aides calling for a wrap, he kept going. on vacation at his bedminster golf club in his most exchange with reporters in months. >> any questions? yes. >> reporter: president trump taking questions and raising eyebrows when he thanked russia's vladimir putin for expelling more than 700 embassy workers in retaliation for new sanctions. >> as far as i'm concerned i'm very thankful that he let go of a large number of people because now we have a smaller payroll. there's no real reason for them to go back. >> reporter: as for whether he plans to fire robert mueller, he says, he hasn't given it any thought. >> i've been reading about it from you people. you say i'm going to di
a whole lot there and cecilia vega on hand for all of it. good morning, cecilia. >> hi, george, good morning to you. this was really something. we haven't seen the president like this since february, his last press conference. this wasn't a full press conference, a limited number of white house press corps was there. but the president took question after question despite his aides calling for a wrap, he kept going. on vacation at his bedminster golf club in his most exchange with...
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vega with us again this morning. see you for "world news tonight." >>> in the meantime, the other big story, new details about that terror investigation in australia. authorities now say they disrupted two plot, one to take down an air leliner. another concerning poison gas. ian pannell has details. >> reporter: good morning. australian officials speaking overnight about the terror plots they say they filed last week calling it one of the most sophisticated ever attempted in the country. so far two men charged with preparing or planning for a terrorist attack. one of them is believed to have strong ties to isis with a brother a commander in the group in syria providing direction and inspiration for the attacks. david. >> we also learned that there was more than one attack. >> reporter: yeah, they're saying two separate plots. first ey homemade bomb in the suit of case of a brother who didn't know it was there. however, the suitcase never got past security because it was too heavy and the pair accused of then attempti
vega with us again this morning. see you for "world news tonight." >>> in the meantime, the other big story, new details about that terror investigation in australia. authorities now say they disrupted two plot, one to take down an air leliner. another concerning poison gas. ian pannell has details. >> reporter: good morning. australian officials speaking overnight about the terror plots they say they filed last week calling it one of the most sophisticated ever...
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he says he knew people would be watching tv because of the storm coverage. >> okay, cecilia vega, thanks very much. amy. >> we turn now to that latest provocative missile launch by north korea, the ballistic missile flying right over japan. this very seriously, warning people to take cover. chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz has much more on this from washington. martha, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, amy. this was not only a provocative missile launch by north korea, it was very frightening for japanese citizens, they heard blaring sirens and got text alerts on their phones at dawn telling them to shelter in sturd di buildings or underground because the government was so concerned about the possibility of an imminent attack and while we have seen kim jong-un gleefully launching missiles into the sea of japan, this is the first time that this north korean leader has launched a missile over japan traveling over the northern japanese island of hokkaido. in response, south korean fighter jets staged a live bombing drill. they also released video of their own missile
he says he knew people would be watching tv because of the storm coverage. >> okay, cecilia vega, thanks very much. amy. >> we turn now to that latest provocative missile launch by north korea, the ballistic missile flying right over japan. this very seriously, warning people to take cover. chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz has much more on this from washington. martha, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, amy. this was not only a provocative missile launch...
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. >> and with that, let me bring in cecilia vega, and pierre thomas. cecilia, let me begin with you. the president's comments being met with fury, even by his own party. top senators. you have senator orrin hatch saying we should call evil by its name. my brother didn't give his life fighting hitler for nazi ideas to go unchallenged here at home. marco rubio. very to hear the president. cory gardner, mr. president, we must call evil by it name. the president on twitter this morning, not taking back that "many sides" comment. >> he's yet to offer a full rebuke. we're talking about some of his own supporters. the white house is now trying to clarify what the president meant when he use that "many sides" comments. they say he was condemning hatred, bigotry. he sai have to dell you, ivanka trump tweet stronger word this is morning. she used the word, there's though place in society for white sue prem schism, neo nazis. the first lady was the first person in the white house come out and offer an official white house condemnation. we saw the president there
. >> and with that, let me bring in cecilia vega, and pierre thomas. cecilia, let me begin with you. the president's comments being met with fury, even by his own party. top senators. you have senator orrin hatch saying we should call evil by its name. my brother didn't give his life fighting hitler for nazi ideas to go unchallenged here at home. marco rubio. very to hear the president. cory gardner, mr. president, we must call evil by it name. the president on twitter this morning, not...
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our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega has more on that. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: hey, robin. good morning. there is universal outrage over this. the republicpresident's own rep allies are lashing out. take a look. speaker paul ryan must be clear white supremacy is repulsive. this bigotry is counter to all this country stands for. there can be no moral ambiguity and senator mccain calling him out by name saying there's no moral equivalency between racists and americans standing up to defy hate and bigotry. the president. united states should say so. that list goes on and on. one member says i don't understand what is so hard about this. neo-nazis and white supremacists should not be defended. the most disturbing comes from former kkk grand wizard david duke immediately after the president spoke, he tweeted thank you, president trump, for your honesty and courage to tell the truth about charlottesville and condemn the leftist terrorists. >> extremely disturbing there and it seem, cecilia, that white house staffers were also caught
our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega has more on that. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: hey, robin. good morning. there is universal outrage over this. the republicpresident's own rep allies are lashing out. take a look. speaker paul ryan must be clear white supremacy is repulsive. this bigotry is counter to all this country stands for. there can be no moral ambiguity and senator mccain calling him out by name saying there's no moral equivalency between racists and...
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let's go to our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega for more on all this. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: robin, good morning. this is a president who is often quick to call out people and groups by name. but not in the wake of what happened in charlottesville. this morning, president trump under fire for not going far enough. >> we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides, on many sides. >> reporter: his comments following the violence in charlottesville drawing backlash from even allies in his own party. >> i think clearly he should talk out much more aggressively about it. >> reporter: under pressure the white house forced to try to clarify. an administration official insisting on anonymity releasing this statement saying the president condemns all forms of violence, bigotry and hatred and, of course, that includes white supremacists, kkk, neo-nazi and all extremist groups. the vice president echoing that. >> we have no tolerance for hate and violence from white supremacists, neo-naz
let's go to our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega for more on all this. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: robin, good morning. this is a president who is often quick to call out people and groups by name. but not in the wake of what happened in charlottesville. this morning, president trump under fire for not going far enough. >> we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides, on many sides. >>...
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vega is at the white house with more on the president's response. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: good morning to you. this is the first major natural disaster this president is facing as you said, he was at camp david this weekend and the white house released photos of the president monitoring hurricane harvey from there. you could see him video teleconferencing with his cabinet and issued a number of tweets over the weekend. one of them saying the spirit of the people is incredible but some of those tweets, i've got to tell you did spark controversy as they hit on topics other than the storm like promoting a book for an ally of president trump, a ally. the federal response has received early praise from texas' governor greg abbott but details of this trip, the president's trip tomorrow to texas is unclear at this point, exactly where he will go. the white house says the president does not want to get in the way of the rescue efforts that are under way right now. we're not expecting him to go to the heart of those floods in texas but a big test
vega is at the white house with more on the president's response. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: good morning to you. this is the first major natural disaster this president is facing as you said, he was at camp david this weekend and the white house released photos of the president monitoring hurricane harvey from there. you could see him video teleconferencing with his cabinet and issued a number of tweets over the weekend. one of them saying the spirit of the people is incredible...
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. >>> first to our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega for all the reaction to the president's afghanistan speech. good morning to you, cecilia. >> reporter: amy, good morning to you and the president is tweeting this morning in the wake of that speech saying that the future of our country is strong. now, he did not specify the number of troops that he wants on the ground in afghanistan. he did not specify a withdrawal date, but he did make a rare admission. he says he was wrong about america's longest-running war. in a rare primetime address to the nation, president trump unveiled a new afghanist a flip-flop. >> my original instinct was to pull out and historically i like following my instincts. but all my life i've heard that decisions are much different when you sit behind the desk in the oval office. >> reporter: the president who once said the war in afghanistan was a complete disaster that warranted immediate withdrawal -- >> let's get with it. get out of afghanistan. >> reporter: -- is now committing american troops to a fight there for the foreseeable future. >> we are
. >>> first to our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega for all the reaction to the president's afghanistan speech. good morning to you, cecilia. >> reporter: amy, good morning to you and the president is tweeting this morning in the wake of that speech saying that the future of our country is strong. now, he did not specify the number of troops that he wants on the ground in afghanistan. he did not specify a withdrawal date, but he did make a rare admission. he says he...
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we will talk about it more with cecilia vega right here. such a bracing moment to see the president hugging himself as he said these words but parts of the statement tightly scripted. >> very much so and this was a question that was prompt. this was an answer promised by a question by a reporter. he was there to talk about opioid addiction and was asked this question at the end of that. look, i am told this was very much a strategic answer by people in the white house, that the president knew if he was asked about this, that he would have this answer ready to go and if you watch that tape of the president, it seems as though during parts of it he looks down and -- seems to be reading a little bit. this -- we've seen ramped up rhetoric from the president. >> the president already set out a red line in january where he said he will not -- north korea will not be able to ballistic missile capable of reaching the united states and we heard steve ganyard say they have done that and then he said it wouldn't happen and particularly the use of the
we will talk about it more with cecilia vega right here. such a bracing moment to see the president hugging himself as he said these words but parts of the statement tightly scripted. >> very much so and this was a question that was prompt. this was an answer promised by a question by a reporter. he was there to talk about opioid addiction and was asked this question at the end of that. look, i am told this was very much a strategic answer by people in the white house, that the president...
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senior correspondent cecilia vega has more now from rockport. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: amy, good morning. before his trip here to texas the president said that the state would be back up and running very, very quickly but during his trip here, he conceded it is a long road ahead and just look at this. the road to recovery for so many people here still a long way off. president trump returning to the white house overnight after a day trip to that storm zone where he met with emergency workers and state officials but not with victims of the storm. the white house coming to his defense saying the president did not want to interfere with rescue efforts. on air force one, press secretary sarah sanders said president trump's trip is all about people making sure that we are taking care of the people of texas, that is his number one priority. the president seeming upbeat on that trip. >> we're going to get you back and operating immediately. thank you, everybody. what a crowd, what a turnout. >> reporter: waving a texas flag in front of a cro
senior correspondent cecilia vega has more now from rockport. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: amy, good morning. before his trip here to texas the president said that the state would be back up and running very, very quickly but during his trip here, he conceded it is a long road ahead and just look at this. the road to recovery for so many people here still a long way off. president trump returning to the white house overnight after a day trip to that storm zone where he met with...
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our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega has the latest details from bedminster, new jersey, for us. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: hi, paula. good morning. this stems from special counsel robert mueller's investigation into russian election interference. you said it. a dozen agents showed up at his home and took documents and other materials. it happened early in the morning and late last month. this is now just coming to light. the trump team has really tried to distance themselves from paul manafort but paul manafort, of course, ran his campaign toward the end -- before the election there and also oversaw the republican national convention but really it is his past work in pro-russian/uk politics that has him under scrutiny and had -- in the wake of this his spokesman released this. mr. manafort has consistently cooperated with law enforcement and other serious inquiries and did so on this as well. the big question, if paul manafort was cooperating to the level that the feds want him to cooperate would they have had to conduct this raid on his home >> that's what ever
our senior white house correspondent cecilia vega has the latest details from bedminster, new jersey, for us. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: hi, paula. good morning. this stems from special counsel robert mueller's investigation into russian election interference. you said it. a dozen agents showed up at his home and took documents and other materials. it happened early in the morning and late last month. this is now just coming to light. the trump team has really tried to distance...
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cecilia vega, the president has struggled with this for months. he's expected to announce the deployment of more troops on the ground. >> reporter: this decision comes after friday's meeting where the president and national security team met. that's where the president solidified his decision. he's likely to follow the advice of his generals like james mattis, who are recommending the addition of about 4,000 troops in afghanistan. there are about 8400 troop there is now. if that is the case, it would be a real contradiction from past comments. before he was elected, he said we should have a speedy as president, he's had a more muted stance on afghanistan. he's faced criticism from people like john mccain, saying he's taking too long to make a decision. >> the president's former strategist, steve bannon, left the white house, gone back to breitbart. looks to be preparing for a rhetorical war on many fronts. >> a war is right. he's back at breitbart news. taking up the title of executive chairman of that conservative website. he's promising to wage
cecilia vega, the president has struggled with this for months. he's expected to announce the deployment of more troops on the ground. >> reporter: this decision comes after friday's meeting where the president and national security team met. that's where the president solidified his decision. he's likely to follow the advice of his generals like james mattis, who are recommending the addition of about 4,000 troops in afghanistan. there are about 8400 troop there is now. if that is the...